ISO compliance is a challenging task for any organisation & can often be time consuming & costly, particularly for small business. This guide to quality system implementation & ISO 9001 certification for SMEs provides explanations to help you determine what you need to change to achieve certification. ...

In corporate governance environment, where the value & importance of intellectual assets are significant, boards must be ...

Isoflavonoids are a valuable group of natural products & are primarily synthesised in leguminous plants. This book gathers & presents topical research data on isoflavones including bioactive isoflavones & their implications in cancer treatment & prevention, soy protein & isoflavones in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. ...

Through the centuries, people from all walks of life have heard the siren call of a pilgrimage. But is a pilgrimage even possible these days for city-dwellers enmeshed in the pressures of work & family life? Or is there a way to be a pilgrim without leaving one's life behind? This book answers these questions. ...

While many studies of " On the Concept of Irony" treat Kierkegaard's 'irony' primarily from a literary perspective, this book also examines irony with an eye to the fundamental problem in Kierkegaard's authorship, namely, the challenge of becoming a 'self'. ...

An experiment in bovine genetic modification goes horrifically wrong in writer/director Billy O' Brien's debut feature. John Lynch stars as Dan, a cattle farmer in the remote Irish countryside, whose ex, Orla (Essie Davis), a veterinarian, has convinced him to take part in a profit-driven experiment on his cows, run by John (Marcel Iures), an officious scientist who seems very concerned with maintaining secrecy. Orla is conducting a routine check on a pregnant cow, & her hand is inside the animal, checking the unborn calf, when something bites at her. John is called to the farm, & reassures them that the safety checks were all okay. He's more concerned with the presence of a caravan just outside the farm occupied by Jamie (Sean Harris) & Mary (Ruth Negga), a desperate young couple who are apparently hiding out from something. ...